Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-03-02

a carload Of seed potatoes at CuTrit
& Schmidt's next week. 40
Ben. De Pui thinks of going TO Color.
ado to engage in business.
The Largest stock of hats and caps in
town at Wood IL Vincent's. 80
Pearson i Co. have several first-class
farms in this county for rent. 80
Judge Ellis started TO Comanche
county Monday to hold court.
ID. A. Miller was in town Sunday and
Monday on his return trip from the
east.
T. B. Reynolds and wife, of Sun
City, were registered yesterday at the
Grand.
Miss Annie Roberts, of Greenfield,
Ind, is here on visit to her sister,
Mrs. w. S. Denton.
Medicine Lodge will have another
railroad completed and in operation
within its border by December 81, 1887.
Mr.. J. s. Switzer Will move with his
family to his farm at MingOna this
week. lie has a piece Of land that will
yet make him rich.
Sherlock * Mills started large bunch
of mules to Pratt county last Monday.
Just before leaving town, they sold four
spans for more than 81 600.
W. II. WOrland this week brought
the INDEX half bushel of his crop of
potatoes raised last year. He had no
trouble in getting 81 per bushel tor all
that he raised.
Ida, the three-year-old child of Mr.
and Mrs. ii. Blickhahn, fell from a
cot, Monday, and broke her left
arm, near the elbow, in two places.
DIR. Davis attended her.
One week from tomorrow, Thursday,
1.-TWO more souls with but a single
thought, two hearts that beat as one"
will launch out on the matrimonial sea
from the Medicine Lodge warf.
Zach" the black Norman and Nor
gan stallion, formerly owned by w. III.
WeiGner, is now the property of Nc
Kinney Bros. Il uenkins, and will be at
their barn, in this city, this season.
The Royal Arch Chapter of Masons,
Of this city, has been granted charter
by the grand chapter. For several
months, it existed under dispensation.
The Blue Lodge, Chapter and Order of
Eastern Star, of this city, are all pros
pering.
Last Saturday afternoon, on Cedar
creek, near Lee Bradley's, Dark T.
Chapman, brother-in-law of ii. NJ. In
graham, while choping wood, cut off his
great and second toe and severely IN
jured his instep. DR.. Davis Is attend
ing him and says the wound is healing
all right.
Henry burst started yesterday to
Chautauqua county to buy 100 bushels
of cotton seed. He, with others In
terested in the culture of cotton, will
endeavOr to distribute the seed at
barely cost price; or, if the city and
county will pay for the seed, they will
donate it to all desiring to plant.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK is MA
KING FARM LOANS ON BETTER TERMS
FOR TIE BORROWER THAN CAN BE OF
FERED ELSEWHERE. ALL INTEREST
is PAYABLE AT THEIR OFFICE, THUS
SAVING EXPENSE OF RENTING THE
MONEY. CONSULT YOUR OWN INTEREST
BY CALLING on THEM BEFORE con-
TRACTING FOR LOAN ON YOUR FARM.
DIR. Karr was down from Sun City
Monday. lie says that no amendment
that can be made to the prohibitory
law can interfere with his drug store
to any great extent. He is practlc-
ing physician, registered pharmacist,
and he has a good character. lie
thinks he can soon learn to administer
oathes or perform the duties of justice
or notary.
City Marshal IIorney now wears a
solid gold badge of Office, it being a
gift from his admiring friends in this
city. IL is constructed i'm the shape of
n banner. with a half-wreath of laural,
encircling the words, "City Marshal"
embe lded in the back ground in jet
black letters. In raised gold letters, on
the bar from which the banner is sus-
pended, is the name. Geo w. Homey."
The badge cost SO, and is rs handsome
as IL could well be.
At Lake City, last Saturday night,
fire destroyed the three frame buildings
belonging TO Reub Lake, and used by
J. NJ. Bell as a furniture store and
workshop. The rooms were filed with
furniture, collins, mattresses, ETC., and
nearly all of the contents were destroy
ed. There is n rumOr that the fire was
started by an incendiary. If such is
the case, no efforts should be spared to
detect the guilty party. Next to assas-
sins, the most dangerous element that
can infest community is the incen-
diary.
The Willing Workers will meet at the
Christian church next Monday after
noon, March 7th, to consider matters
relating to the Hard Time Social"
II will occur Wednesday evening,
March 9th, at the opera house. There
will be prize given to the person, lady
or gentleman, who can show the best
evidences of hard times, by wearing di-
lapidated or patched clothes. No one
is barred from appearing. No admis-
sion will be charged, and a royal good
supper will be supplied for reasona-
BILE price.
A couple was married it this city
last Saturday by Judge Hardy under
peculiar circumstances. 1t appears
that the bride, good-looking woman
of % years ras hadlu in naad of snna